Ebay coil overs review and install 

Drilling them to the shaft size makes any kind of proplems?

jockobo right or u can undo the bolt while the car is still on the ground and then jack the car up and it release the tension slowly as u raise the car. Less sketchy but either way works haha

James D guy I did that before. It was kind of a pain in the ass to get it out lol

jockobo spring compressors are cheap on Amazon. Yep yep,

jockobo they sure can be at times. I guess I found a way that works well idk lol

The old school way

SmokinSkittles Thats awesome! Hope it turns out amazing! Just a heads up don’t put that spacer in!! I need to make a note in the video somewhere because it rode super rough! I took it out then the car rode amazing after! Hope that helps

SmokinSkittles I subscribed hope to see a video of it when it’s done :)

@@JamesDguy the spacer you drilled out?

Do you have 3 sets Mine came with 3 different sizes

Lol if you don't know where those rings go on the coil over and couldn't find it online idk if you should get coil overs..

AOG Media no problem! I figured I’d help the best I can. Knowledge is power! Hope I have other videos that can help too.

AOG Media how are they?, i’m thinking about buying some for my DC2 👀

@@RwP223 lmaoo i bet, but was 17 at the time lol i ended up getting skunk2 coils but that build is long gone i have a bagged lexus 3is at the moment

@@jflexiko Gotta admit the Civics are still fun vehicles though. So cheap it doesnt even matter if you wreck it haha

PA Tuners I honestly trust stock cut springs more than coil overs to be honest lol if u cut springs right they ride 100% like stock and you even have to decompress them like stock. I think ima do a video on the cut springs I have stock springs I just cut why not lol

I would never put these on my civic. The spring is suppose to be flush against top hat. If ya hit a pot hole even the slightest your car gonna fuck up

Robbin W these roads are salty here we live in salt city. We have a foot ball team called the Salt hawks. But I usually have that issue but this time I didn’t. I found a way around it but it’s unorthodox. Cut or grind the rear nut off the rear of strut and off any awaited bolt and do the same to the bolt head. Pry the old control arm out replace control arm use anti seize on the new bolts and nut. That’s how I do it at least/

88-00 civic, integra, del sol is the same suspension. most likely your 01 civic should be the same, or check ebay for the coilovers, usually there are lots of parts for all models of civics.

here are some links for what you may need with different price range: www.ebay.com/itm/Skunk2-Racing-517-05-1710-Coilover-Sleeve-Kit-Fits-01-05-Civic/293309036621?fits=Model%3ACivic&epid=1630617585&hash=item444a94b84d:g:SWUAAOSw-IhdvP0X www.ebay.com/itm/Rev9-Power-Hyper-Street-2-Coilovers-Lowering-Kit-Honda-Civic-SI-01-05-EM2-EP3/162971402179?fits=Model%3ACivic&hash=item25f1da3fc3:g:rXgAAOSwxxVavWF2

Farley McFarlen thanks I really appreciate that!! I try my best

Ya that's what he did in the video

sail235aeh sure thing

sail235aeh m.ebay.com/itm/Red-1-4-quot-Adjustable-Lowering-Suspension-Coil-over-Coil-Spring-Fit-Honda-Civic-/112673194681?txnId=1769209273001

Thank you Sir !

Johnathon Lattimer I like to do separate videos on things like that. I was trying to keep this about the springs but I did replace the entire front end suspension. It didn’t clunk or have any issue I just always replace everything when I get a new project

If I kept a car long enough lol. I sold it to a guy in Oklahoma and I have frequent contact with friends of his and he says it’s holding up great still no bounce. Eventually I’m going to keep one of these nice project cars. Maybe I’ll keep my G35 lol. If I had it I would deff do a update!

Ty i will be doing my setup this week an your video helped me learn well an why not to use the top hat the ebay coilovers come with ??

The rear is even easier to be honest. But the answer is yes

They are still currently ride good but skip the top metal piece step and toss it in the trash. It rode worse with it on. I’m talking about the thing that I drilled the hole bigger on. It still rides great 👍🏻 sold the car but been updated

Man you dont have a video how to replace water pump , I dont wanna do it my self because they charging me like $300 to fix it :( the water pump is $40

James D guy do we still leave the stopper u took out the washer stopper ? We leave that on instead of the thing u drilled ?

What year accord and how did you get it to sit level on all four corners I'm running into issues

My sons car is an 01

@@mazdajason I took them off I couldn't get the back to raise up since it was at the last end of the turn to the cup so I bought some coilovers for my budget since the shocks was blown.. I didn't like them since they would be clacking when I drove..

@@mazdajason my accord is a 93

Jason Solomon This driveway isn’t the worse i have been in either but you also don’t see how bad it really is on camera. This whole town is garbage and there is no reason to slam a car in this shit hole. If I did I would be missing a oil pan and be super pissed. Function and form is how I like it.

Ended up doing that lol

xxnoobtuberproxx I decided to take them out and the ride quality improved so much!

Slime Lines Hutchinson Kansas to be exact

@@JamesDguy yea those roads are no good for"dirt nasty low" civics

Jimal Martin had this issue and it was the little metal stopper that was the issue. It needs to go on before the top hat. It has a beveled edge on it. Its not a normal washer. I had that issue though was a easy fix

James D guy thanks im gonna check again

Ngo-Ta Ara Thank you and I sold the car but it started riding rough so I took the metal aluminum upper peace I drilled a hole in I took that out once I took that metal aluminum piece out it Road perfect I sold the car for over $3000 believe it or not someone wanted it that bad with the way it was built. It Road really good just do not install that little aluminum piece with a hole in it. For the best ride comfort

Firmansyah they are great quality but I wouldn’t run the top hats like I showed in the video

ThizzleKid420 I don’t like anything newer than 2000 I’m a 88-00 any of them years to me are the best years. Parts are cheap and easy to find, light weight and I like the body styling of the 92-00 sedans but I’d own another ef hatch the 88-91 if I didn’t have 4 kids lol I have to buckle 2 of them up and it’s a pain to do as is with 3 car seats -_-

ThizzleKid420 the silver top hats I wouldn’t install them I actually took mine out it’s made it feel like it was bottom out when it wasn’t

James D guy oh okay cool bro i like the 6th gens body style to. Me personally i love my 7th gen i like the way they look the 4 doors. I got 3 kids to so i know how that goes. I had to sell my 03 ranger to buy my 7th gen.

James D guy Okay thanks bro good to know. I am tired of driving a monster truck haha.

Limp Salamander I don’t remember it’s been over a year but it didn’t require a lot of adjustment. I did make sure to remove that metal top mount that it came with because it rode way smoother after that

@@JamesDguy gotcha, I'll just have to play around with it and figure it out, thanks for the quick reply man

Limp Salamander No problem

Bent Nickel thanks Idk who Chris fix is but ima assume he does top notch work! I’m working out of impossible conditions small small garage, 5 year old go pro, no money in the bank and no camera man/help. Which I manage but once I get my new shop things will all change.

Chris Fix is a RU-vid mechanic with 2 million subscribers. He's your age.

Nice! im 27 almost 28yrs old btw.

Thanks I try to make the videos as user friendly as possible

Gerald Gama i ended up taking the top hat piece off but it rode perfect and still daily driving on it. A buddy ended up buying and having no issues

@@JamesDguy It works well on my civic 1997 with the top hat. It rides great although a bit stiffer of course. But i had to remove the dust boot as you said. Other than the boot not being in there, all is well. Been using it as daily from home to work for 2 weeks now. No issues. Just need camber kit to correct the alignment.

Top hat

You need to either shorten your shocks or find inserts from another car that fit the sleeve. The insert diameters are pretty standard. They only come in 2 inch, 2 and a quarter and 2 and a half inches and every car brand uses those standard sizes. The strut towers are different for all car brands but the shocks they put in them is all standard stuff. Now find some that are shorter from factory and are the same diameter. You are driving with the shocks completely compressed. On bumps you bottom out and when you go over hills the shocks push the car up out of the springs and when it comes down it bottoms out again. For my 73 bmw e12 nobody makes any coilovers or standard lowering kits so i used a similar system to make my own. mine was weld on instead of aluminium but the rest is pretty much the same. Anyway i shortened the struts by 8cm and used billstein b6 shock inserts from an 90's audi coupe. They are shorter so the lowering is not done by compressing the shockabsorber more at rest and giving up compression travel but by lowering the entire shock lower into the strut. And now they sit right in the middle where they belong when the car stands still. I still have all the compression travel as well as the outbound travel now. Actually a little more both ways since the audi shocks come with a few mm more travel from factory. Things like these can be really useful to fabricate something that is not for sale. But they are a horrible money saving tools. If you do it properly it costs the same as just buying a decent set outright. And if you don't do it properly the car will drive like shit and your shocks will destroy themselves within 6 months anyway. At which point you have to buy new ones anyway. Not to mention that the car becomes dangerous in some circumstances.

jose pablo fernandez Welcome! My videos have improved since this but welcome feel free to browse!

truelegendracer I thought about getting some neochrome ones actually but your right it’s only a temp thing

James Schlegel take them solid top hats off the thing I drilled holes in On my video. I ended up taking them off of mine as well

I did it's not so bouncy also do u kno why it seems like my wheels are rattling at higher speeds like it starts around 60 and gets worsr

James Schlegel you need an alignment

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Seeing is how i never keep vehicles long i sold this civic about a year ago. I am currently on stock but will be getting yonaka full coil overs on my civic. i have newer videos of my current setup on my texas honda channel. ru-vid.com

@@JamesDguy hey buddy I just put some my 98 accord but my shock has a lot of pressure it's like it's to long when I hit a bump it's like it's pushing it up and recommending?